Sunday, October 02, 2011

More people seeking food handouts in Britain...

Britain has seen a sharp rise in the number of people receiving food handouts, according to a charity.

FareShare, which redistributes surplus food from major manufacturers and supermarkets to social care charities, said its donations now go to 35,000 people a day, an increase from 29,000 last year.

It follows the largest ever yearly rise in the number of charities asking for help from FareShare - from 600 to 700.

Of the charities surveyed by the organisation, 42% reported an increase in demand for food in the past year.

A third of the charities surveyed are facing Government funding cuts, with 65% of these charities slashing food budgets to stay afloat, FareShare said. Full story...

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